NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow. For the initiated folks, that’s short for National Novel Writing Month. The goal of the event/group/movement is to write a novel of at lest 50,000 words in the month of November. You aren’t allowed to pre-write anything, although you’re free to outline, work out characters, etc. I completed NaNoWriMo in 2009 and [...]
Archive for October, 2011
In the beginning
Posted in Books, Writing on 31 October, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ernest Hemingway Knew What Was Up
Posted in Books, Writing on 27 October, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In high school, I read The Sun Also Rises. That book absolutely blew my mind. Ever since then, I’ve been a Hemingway guy. I even visited his house in Key West a few years ago. I’ve been trying to pump myself up for NaNoWriMo this year, and I’ve been trolling through some Hemingway quotes for [...]
The Texas State Fair
Posted in America, Beer, Food, Marriage on 18 October, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, we visited some good friends up in the Metroplex. The main event of the weekend: The Texas State Fair. While I consider myself to be a diehard Texan, I have to admit that I had previously never been to the fair. Probably because of this guy: Wow. Big Tex. This guy is creepy. [...]
Livin the Dream
Posted in Nerd Herd on 14 October, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You know how sometimes in fall or winter, when you close your car door you get shocked? That happens to me pretty much all the time. It doesn’t matter what season it is. Most of the time I won’t even touch doors with my hands. I’ll use an elbow, a jacket pocket, etc. Recently, my [...]
A Lesson in Stress Management
Posted in Marriage on 10 October, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Texas is struggling through a drought. It wasn’t surprising, then, when the unfamiliar sounds of a thunderstorm woke me up on Sunday morning. I looked at the clock and smiled when I saw that it was only 5:45am. I still had a good hour of sleep left. What did surprise me was the shrieking I [...]
Sam and Joey Go to an RV Show
Posted in America, Marriage on 6 October, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last Friday afternoon, on the way home from work, I saw it. An RV show – a mere mile from our domicile. “Sam,” I said, in hushed tones. “Do you want to go to the RV show?” I don’t know why, but for days I couldn’t think of anything else. On at least four separate [...]
Occupy Wall Street
Posted in America on 6 October, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you are reading this, then you have Internet access, which means you have no doubt seen the Occupy Wall Street protestors and their offshoots. They’re talking about being “the 99%”. I want to share a couple of thoughts. First, I think 99% of us are too busy working or looking for work to protest [...]
